Human papillomavirus 16/18/45 are not the most frequent genotypes in African American women: analysis in cervical Papanicolaou smears of women in an inner-city hospital.

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INTRODUCTION: Cervical cancer is considered the most common human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated disease in women. Primary and secondary prevention methods have been established through Pap tests, HPV molecular testing, and vaccines. Although the most common high-risk HPV (HR-HPV) genotypes in the United States are 16, 18, and 45, there is reported ethnic disparity in the distribution of these genotypes....

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